what i did during summer break…

August 12, 2014

..I quit writing my blogs. It felt weird but I decided to take the summer off. Between my health, the kids, my eye problems, summer plans and trips it was too much to combine my limitations with all I wanted to do. I decided that I had this time to spend with my family, if something happened to me, I didn’t want my kids to have fond memories of the back of my head. There wasn’t any real regret not blogging, I felt it was more important to LIVE my life rather than sit behind my computer.

…I watched all of “Downton Abbey”. I loved it. All those accents made me miss Dick Van Dyke in “Mary Poppins”.

…I went to the ICU for 8 days. It started with blood from places blood isn’t supposed to be. Then my body decided to play “Follow The Leader” and lead the doctors on a merry chase through my internal organs. My spleen was infected, I had a UTI, then they found a kidney mass that turned out to be an abscess and not cancer, I had a lung infection and I didn’t have a shower for over a week. Dude. I was broken but recovering. Much better but still massively tired.

…I met the husband and first baby of my niece. I watched my mom become a great-grandma. *sigh*

…I didn’t take my son for his driver’s license because he didn’t really care. *looks around totally confused*

…I sent my 10yo on her first trip out of state with others. It overlapped our family vacation and we got her back mid-vacation. I feel so ashamed because I did what I said I’d never do: I got her a cellphone. She is a texting fool.

…I enjoyed most of my time. I loved being with the crew but was sad I couldn’t drive them around more.

Welcome back, you were on my mind this week. I missed you. I was concerned that your health was at issue, but wanted to wait until my kids were down for the night before hopping on the “looking for those I stalk online”.

Glad you are working on the getting better. Yes Summer is fabulous for catching up with the kiddies. We are still 19days away from back to school.

About Anissa

Erma Bombeck said something that pretty much defines my approach to life.... "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say, "I used everything you gave me." If you switch the word TALENT for LOVE or LAUGHTER or HAPPINESS....it still stands.